Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy

Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy

Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy

Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity.  A report published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) details the case study of a … Read more

Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement

Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement

Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced to leave their homes this year – double the number from last year. This makes Haiti the country with the highest number of displacements due to violence. Support from the NGO TOYA Louise and Chantal* both received support from the Haitian … Read more

World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter

World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 21,000 suspected cases of the viral disease, including over 5,000 confirmed cases and 700 deaths.   Over the past week, UNICEF received its first vaccine shipments totalling 215,000 doses, with more expected to arrive soon. Supplies and training Meanwhile, the children’s agency is supporting … Read more

Prevent allergy symptoms while traveling

Prevent allergy symptoms while traveling

Unless you are visiting Antarctica during the winter months, it is pretty hard to escape pollen. After all, it has the ability to travel high and travel far by hitching rides on wind currents as well as on the bodies of insects, birds and even fruit bats. But that’s not all. If you leave your … Read more

Scientists find vast underground ocean with more water than Earth’s surface

Scientists find vast underground ocean with more water than Earth’s surface

A representational image showing the view of the sea’s surface from below. — Unsplash Scientists have recently discovered a vast ocean concealed beneath the Earth’s crust as an immense reservoir of water, stored in rock known as “ringwoodite”, 400 miles below the surface. Researchers found water stored inside mantle rock in an unconventional sponge-like state … Read more

Why disputing a medical bill may help cut your costs

Why disputing a medical bill may help cut your costs

Consumers may feel their medical bills are unyielding, inflexible, set in stone. But that’s not always true: A new study shows patients can often reap financial benefits by disputing charges that seem erroneous or by negotiating for financial relief. Of consumers who don’t reach out to question a medical bill, 86% said it’s because they … Read more

Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

This August 10, 2022 file sphoto shows a pharmacist administering a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against mpox virus, at a pharmacy in Lille, northern France. — AFP KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated … Read more